Job Title: Personal Injury Fee Earner
Location: Newton Le Willows (WN4 8AA)
Salary: £35,000- £40,000 (DOE)
Shifts: Monday- Friday (Flexi hours)
Contract Type: Permanent- Remote
Our client a leading legal firm that specialises in personal injury claims and conveyancing services are currently recruiting for a Personal Injury Fee Earner to join their expanding team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a large firm of solicitors, working within the Personal Injury Department. You will ne progressing own case loads efficiently to both satisfy the client and maximise the Firm's interests.
As a Personal Injury Fee Earner, your duties will be: -
- Effective us of Firm's case management system.
- Manage own case load efficiently.
- Liaise with referrers and manage their expectations in respect of quality and service.
- Take initial instructions from clients.
- Ability to vet a claim at initial stages.
- Investigate liability/assessing quantum.
- Liaise with Counsel/Instructions to Counsel.
- Liaise with Insurers.
- Litigation work subject to experience.
- Drafting court documents where appropriate.
- Negotiating settlements.
- Weekly reports to team managers.
- Training new staff entering the department as and when required.
The successful Personal Injury Fee Earner will have the following skills: -
- Worked within a similar role previously.
- Good organisational and planning skills.
- Basic typing skills/computer skills.
- Good telephone manner/ability to communicate effectively.
Company Benefits
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays increasing with service.
- Bonus scheme.
- Flexi time.
- Remote working (1 day per week in the office).
- Life Insurance Cover.
- Long Service Awards.
- Sick pay.
- Bupa Cash Plan.